title: Double root switch: a complete anatomical correction for transposition of the great arteries.
abstract: We report the cases of two neonates with transposition of the great arteries, whose surgical correction consisted of translocation of the aortic root with the aortic valve and coronary arteries to the left ventricle and translocation of the pulmonary root with the pulmonary valve to the right ventricle. We believe that the aortic translocation may reduce the likelihood of dilatation of the neoaorta, aortic regurgitation, and changes in the endothelium of coronary arteries which have occasionally been seen following arterial switch operations.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Instituto Furlanetto, Real e Benemérita Associação Portuguesa de Beneficência de São Paulo, Brasil. furlanettoglaucio@gmail.com
authors.forename: Gláucio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Furlanetto
authors.forename: Beatriz H S
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Furlanetto
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Henriques
authors.forename: Lilian M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Flávia S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Pasquinelli
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: aortic root; arterial switch operation; congenital heart disease; congenital heart surgery; neonate